Broadway star André De Shields will address bachelor’s degree candidates, while John Gottman, one of the most influential psychologists in the country, will address graduate degree candidates. In 2004, Department of Afro-American Studies led the way for Andre de Shields to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the UW-Madison. We nominated him with theatre and drama …
The Department of Afro-American Studies stands in solidarity with the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Asian American Studies Program Response to Anti-Asian Violence: https://asianamerican.wisc.edu/2021/03/17/response-to-anti-asian-violence/ Resources to Support Our APIDA Community: https://diversity.wisc.edu/asian-pacific-islander-desi-american-support-resources/ The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Statement in Response to the Atlanta Shootings: https://news.wisc.edu/statement-in-response-to-atlanta-shootings/
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DRAMATIZING HISTORY AND OPERA AS ACTIVISM Led by dramaturg Cori Ellison With composers Jeremy Howard Beck Anthony Davis and Laura Kaminsky; librettists Thulani Davis, Richard Wesley, Stephanie Fleischmann, Kimberly Reed, and Mark Campbell; and memoirist Brian Castner This is a three-part seminar and roundtable occurring on the following dates: Part I: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 …
Studies show Wisconsin often ranks among the worst states for African Americans to make a life. We explore early Black migration to the Midwest, racial relations and African American voting rights. Host: Molly Stentz Guest(s): Christy Clark-Pujara
The UW-Madison Department of History & the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Present: The 2021 Paul J. Schrag Lecture “The American Influence on Nazi Race Law: Assessing U.S. Responsibility” James Q. Whitman (Yale) Co-sponsored by The Department of Afro-American Studies
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $5 million to fund an interdisciplinary, multi-year project to advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). Associate Professor Christy Clark-Pujara is part of this research team Selected as one of 16 winning projects in the Mellon Foundation’s “Just Futures Initiative” competition, the …